2015/16 Armchair Aurora watching

[GloriaSmud]

A new thread all ready for the coming Aurora season (hopefully I've included all the websites that were used before!)

Spaceweather (all space news including Aurora forecasts)
Icelandic metoffice (Aurora forecasts for Iceland)

Webcams (hopefully those not working yet will come online soon)
Icelandic webcams
Hotelranga (Icelandic Hotel)
Alaska Auroracam
Alaska aurora ‘movie
Aurora service (European webcams)
Aurora service (New Zealand/Tasmania webcams)
South Pole webcam
Abisko
Porjus1
Porjus3
ISS livestream

Recently found this one one so might/might not have Aurora ~ The University of Tromsø

Shetland webcams here, here and here.

Wikipedia entry on Aurora colours

Amber alert issued by Lancaster Uni, folks.
I would post a picture of Alaska, which is looking a very nice alien green but can't seem to get MN to accept posts with pictures at the moment.

In preparation for any possible Aurora, Scotland-way tonight, I've just found a fabulous list of Scottish webcams. (shame I can't edit the webcam list and add it!)

Alaska now

Current movie from Alaska allsky.gi.alaska.edu/#page-tonight

A new Alaska link auroranotify.com/cam/

Photos from link

Fab pics from Alaska - thank you Pseudo.

Those are very good Scottish webcams too, Gloria. It's a shame it doesn't say whether they are pointing north, though some provide enough description to work out the orientation. I guess trial and error tell. Definitely a link to add to the 2016/7 OP.

Have added the site to the list already, RomCom! I really want to see some Aurora on a webcam closer to home, especially as we're without some of the favourite ones at the moment

Crikey - get a load of this! Any lurking Scots around who might be able to furnish is with some MN exclusive aurora photos from their back garden?

Nice colours at Porjus again.

Yes, very pretty at Porjus ~ seems to be the best one atm.

Might be worth keeping an eye on the Icelandic webcams ~ the IMO have got a 'very high' Aurora forecast for tonight into tomorrow.

Oh my ~ 'tis very green at Porjus now!

Things are just starting to pick up at Sodankyla - just before I head off to bed, naturally.

New link for next year's thread - University of Alaska's forecast which has some of the cities marked and should help us to target specific cameras.

Some nice recent images at this Michigan Tech site.

Yeah, I know I said i was going to bed....

This site has a community of local aurora observers in northern Norway, Iceland and up into the arctic circle where it looks like you can access their observation cameras: community.aurora-skycam.com Not sure if they charge for access.

Couple of good sites there, RomCom.
Not a lot to be seen tonight but I think Abisko's message has changed and it now says it'll be turned on for the Winter season (think it said something about the summer season before??) so hopefully that'll be back online soon.

This was the north coast of Northern Ireland last Wednesday night - I live a 10 min drive away so frequently pop out if there is any chance of a seeing things.

Another great use for Mumsnet! Pulls up armchair. I've got AuroraWatch installed, but hadn't though of webcam watching - duh! I'm in Leeds so not great chance unless I leap in car and head NE when I get a red alert. Which hasn't happened at night yet. Will go and check webcams now!

I've just bought a house on the North Coast ademanlu. Really looking forward to seeing some auroras.

Great to have new people this year - and our first first-hand photo too, Ademanlu (we had one taken by a poster's OH or father last winter IIRC).

Cooroo - a lot of the webcams are down at the mo, either for seasonal (summer) shutdown, maintenance or because they are crocked. Once Abisko Sky Station's camera is back up we should get some fantastic pictures. Have a look at last year's thread to see.

Just seen my 'first' - lovely green at Thingvellur (sp?). That was real time? Excited!

You've done well there Cooroo. Thingvellir doesn't have great resolution so it needs to be pretty overt to spot it, but it does livestream, unlike most of the others where they refesh every few minutes. Katla is one of the other Icelandic cameras with a lot of sky in shot, so is sometimes worth a try.

I am hoping that we may get some first had photos as well at some point but knowing my luck each time we make it up it Iceland it will be cloudy. I may need to pm some Iceland dwellers for help and advice.